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Just about any modern multi-core CPU will run games perfectly fine because 99% of games rely more on the GPU than the CPU. The reason I suggested the FX-8350 is because he was looking at 3 different AMD CPU's. I could just have easily suggested the Intel i5-3570K at roughly the same price that would run the same, or better than the AMD CPU

Just about any modern multi-core CPU will run games perfectly fine because 99% of games rely more on the GPU than the CPU. The reason I suggested the FX-8350 is because he was looking at 3 different AMD CPU's. I could just have easily suggested the Intel i5-3570K at roughly the same price that would run the same, or better than the AMD CPU

BSOD playing games under high load, High-end Intel/Nvidia custom PCHi all,
This is my first computer build. For the most part it is playing games fine, but three times now in the last several weeks I have gotten BSODs, in Crysis 3, Battlefield 4. I didn't have the presence of mind to write down the error code.
I have attached the /zip file generated by SF.
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BSOD Help and Support

High download speed and signal, high ping in games, slow page loadsRecently, I reinstalled my Netgear wna3100 driver. Ever since then, I've been experiencing problems with high pings in games where I normally never had problems with. Pages load slowly even just the home page of Google.
I've attached my ipconfig picture. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Network & Sharing

Anyone with experience building high end workstations?I got a call today from a potential customer who wants a machine that can run Autodesk Inventor without bogging down, but he doesn't want to pay 20K+ for a workstation from HP or Dell.. After hearing what he's currently using for hardware (enough to make almost any gamer start drooling), I had...

Hardware & Devices

Building a 'High Performance' Windows 7 PCWith Windows 7 release candidate just around the corner, the other day I was asked to spec out a high performance PC suitable for Windows 7 64-bit, This system would also be a great Vista system.
Note: Just to clarify that this is a “high performance” PC, and not a “sky’s the limit, money no...

Performance & Maintenance

Help! Building My First High-End Custom DesktopHey guys,
I'm building my first desktop, and was wanted to ask if all of these parts will work together, and will this be a successful gaming computer? Here's my list:
List has been edited based on advice you guys gave me:
Motherboard: Gigabyte Intel Core i7/ Core i5/ Core i3/ LGA 1156/...